Have you heard that San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to pass a law that requires kids’ meals meet certain nutritional criteria before they can be sold with a toy? Effective December 1, 2011, restaurants that want to include a toy with kids’ meals will need to think of the health of our children first. The new criteria states that kids’ meals would have to include fruits, veggies, a drink without excessive sugar and have less than 600 calories.
I am still not a fan of any type of toy being given away in a kids’ meal. Let’s face it, most of those toys eventually end up in the landfill. However, this is a step in the right direction – I only hope more cities follow San Francisco’s lead.
Do you think that children will eat healthier with the new law?
What’s your take?
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